1913-05-19 — Page 11

Public Auction,

R.

PARTICULARS and "CONDI- TIONS of the Jetting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Mon- day, the 28th day of By, 1918, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by "Order of His Excellency the Go- vernor, of Two Lots of Crown Land at Conduit Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Rents to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

LOCALITY,

Conduit Road

Comtuit Kool-

B. ry

Morxurament. (Approximate.)

=

1.

East. lot lot fast

110

Square foot.

Annual Rent

Upst Prico.

100 330

150 16,400 $1

N.** | BW, SET MAN,

·རྫི་གླུ་ ིི་

feel feet for

20

100 200 15,300 324

THE HONGKONG! TELEGRAPH. ^MONDAY, MAY 19,† 1913;))

Entertainments

VICTORIA THEATRE.

TO-NIGHT 9 p.m.

"LES MISERABI

LATE CAR TO THE PEAK. BOOKING AT MOUTHIE'S

MATINEE, SUNDAY 18TH, 6 P.M. THE GRAND DRAMA: -- NEW FILM

"A LIFE REGENERATE”

Public Companies s

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HE thirty second Ordinary

TH

Meeting of Shareholders will

MISS NORA MOORE. BIJOU.

.. 9.15

PROGRAMME. 9.13

OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE BOAT-RACE (Complete Picture of

This Historic Event) YOUNG AMERICA (^ramo) The Haunted Hotel (Tomic) Heard at The Telephone...

be held at the Ofoes of the under-Round-up at Dawn (Cow Girls)

signed on Wednesday the 21st

instant, at 11.45 a.m.

The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 7th to the 21st instant, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON &. OU., LTD., General Agonte. Hongkong 6th May, 1918.

·

NEWS OF THE DAY, (Pathe Gazette)

Miss VIOLET BONETTA (The Saucy Soubrette). (a) "Molly, I Love You." (b) "Billy."

MATINEES ON [416

THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

the FIFTEENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEET- ING of this Company will be held at the offices of Mosers. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on WED-

7.15

Sat'day 41.5 Sunday 6.00 PICTURES ONLY 7.15

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.

Head Offles1-60. Wall Siryau; New York, London Offic-34, Kishopagatu, 2.C.

BRANCHES -

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

C4bu

Colon

Empire

Hongkong

Hankow

Kube

Smail: 2:

Mariza

Репаль

Peking

San Francisco

Shangha

Yekab

Capital and Reserve.........................É?,¤$6,200 (Gold) “

about...

BVBRY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI

ས་ན་་་

NESS (ransacted

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opendi on the natal terms U

DEPOSITA RECEIVED, Axed for oralys

+X Mkr ́andum, or for shortez pastoda, at rater, which may be certained ca application.

HILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, I

MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES

Bude.

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities in the World.

THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT arevsiläble mil aver the World,

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

| Esined.

FURCHASE and SALE of Stock and Sharva |Doctad,

TRAVELLERS CHECKS hold and cashed,

GLONDE KOGG, ...

Blapager.

9. Queen's Road, Hongkong, |Hongkang, Jet Nov., 1912 1912

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... Reserve Fund......

"

Banks

change

Selling.

Buying

164 m/s L/C.

Domand 30 dis

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORAT/T.

TION.

Paid-up Capital.............

RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 2

$15,000,000

Silver "... 17,200,000

$15,000,000 60 8/8.

4 m/s. DP

6 m/s, L/O

7/16 30d/e,8'ney & Melbour" -

72] | 30 d/s. San Floo & New York. 4

4 m/s

T/T. Shanghai

T/T. Singapore

4 m/s, Marke

TT. Japan ...

á m/s. Franos

T.T. India

150

15094

6 m/s. do BarSilver, ready-

forward

T/T. San Foo & New York AM49

Demand. India.

$32,200,000 Demand, Manila

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors...........$15,000,000 T/T. Java

COURT OF DIRECTORS,

T/T. Marke

SH. Dodwell, Esq.-Chairman. T/T. Franos

Hon

Mr. D. Landale-Deputy Chairman. Pyt

Friesland, Esq.

O. S. Gubboy, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

G. R. Laurenz, Esq.

.F. Lieb, Esq.

W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shəllim, H. A. Stebs, EAQ. CHIEF MANAGER: "Hongkong-N. J. Stabb,

MANAGER.. Shanghai-A, G, Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.

.......................... 12176 Gold Leaf per taeld.... 14208 Bank of England rate ...........2.544 Sovereign 12

Subsidiary Coins.

Discount per $100

Chinese...20 ots pieces...68:1/16 - | Patna, Now

9/16

Malwa, Old

3,100

3,350 per

er che.

Chinese...10 ·

Hongkong 20

$814 ...$6

Patna, Old

3,200

Hongkong.10

...88 1/16

Opium Quotation,

Benares, New

3,400

Mar, 28.

3,250

Malwa, New $3,000 per pie. Benares, Old...

SHARE REPORT.

S-SELLERS

Stocks & PAID UTVALUE. BANKS,

30,000,000 Hongkong-Interest Allowed. Hongkong & S'hai $125- 18,200,000 On Current Account at the rate

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Branchos Antung-Hsien

Bombay Calcutta

DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN? Changchun

LEON KENDAI

the world famous

Palmist and Astrologer

has the honor to announce a Short Season In

HONGKONG.

"THE GRAPHIC" (London) Says His Delineations Are No- thing Short of Marvellous."

"

'LE FIGARO" (Paris) "He Is The High Priest of These Sciences."

Dairen Fengtien Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe Liao-Yang London Lyons

Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York Osaka

Pekin

Ryoiun Port (Arthur)

San Francisco Shanghat

Tiebling

Tientsin

Tokyo

Los Angeles

Interest Allowed on Current . Account.

Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.

EISHI ONO,

Manager, Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913.

of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance.

:

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 24 per cent per

Annum.

For 6 months, 3 per cent. per

Annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent. per

Annum,

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK THE Business of the above

SA-SALERS 110

INCLO

8805 b.

£81/-/-

$50 $325

MARINE INSURANCE1, Cantons,. North China.

Unions

Yangtzes

£5 T13244 b.

$100 $790

£50 $187.

$20 ($146

$50 $356 nominal

FIRE INSURANCES; China Fires Hongkong Fires

·SKIPPINO, YA

.825 891 China & Manilas Douglas Steamship $50 $41 Steamboats $15 $2714b.

Bank is conducted by, the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Indo-Chinas BANKING CORPORATION, NO (Preferred)

(Deferred) Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.

.4

INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent per an-“Star Ferry"

num.

£5 1692 ex. div.

Shell" Transports £1

1.

117/

£11

REFINERIES

$10 $5214

$100 $107 $100 $36

Luzon Sugats

Depositors may transfer at their China Sugars (18 option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED Chinese Engineerings £1 35/- OF DEPOSIT st. 4 Per Cent, per

THE CHARTERED BANK

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

:

"THE STANDARD”. (London)

Public Companies Says "He is Without Equal,"

THE CHINESE ENGINEER. ING & MINING CO, LTD:

Consultations Daily

9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Payment of Interim Dividend Hongkong Hotel.

on Bhares for the year ending 30th June 1913.: NESDAY, the 21st May at 1:30 THEPRIM DIVIDEND of Board having declared an p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to-31%, (three and half per cent), gether with a statement of Ac-free of Income Tax, for the year counts to 30th April. 1913.

ending 30th June 1913, holders of

W. 8. BROWN,

Acting Secretary Hongkong, 7th May, 1918. 1854

The REGISTER OF SHARES of Bearer Shares and holders of the Company will be CLOSED Dividend Warrants received from from THURSDAY 15th to WED-London on account of Registered NESDAY, 21st inst, inclusive. Shares, will be paid their dividends, on presenting No. 1 coupon of} the Beurer Shares, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares, to either of the following Banks at Shanghai or Tientsin -

The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China. The Russo-Asiatic Bank. The Banque Belge Bour!

l'Etranger.

NOTICE. PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.. NOTICE is hereby given that

the Ordinary Annual Meet-

ing of Shareholders of the above Company will be held at tha

The payments will be made in

Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong on either Dollars or Taels, as the Thursday, 22nd day of May, 1913 holders may wish, at the buying

GENERAL MANAGER, Kailan Mining Administration. [378

at noon for the purpose of receiv-rate of exchange of the day. ing the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Ao- counts for the year ending 30th April 1913. The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 19th instant to the 26th instant, both days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS

& SON, General Managers.

Hongkong, 18th May, 1918.

CANTON INSURANCE

OFFICE LTD.

[87

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN

Notices

NOTICE.

GONZALEZ DE

BERN-

PAGAL

Notices

· U. §. R. C. -

GYMKHANA FIRST

MEETING.

Open to all members and sub- scribers and their friends.

Programme for Saturday, 24th May, 1913...

CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1855;

HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON,

Paid-up Capital ******... £1,200,000 Reserve Fund... .........£1,700,000 Reserve Liability of

аплит

Tronoha

For the Hongkong and Shang- Raubs hal. Banking Corporation,

NJ. STABB, Chief Manager. DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

Capital Fully

BANK.

Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai.. Proprietors.... ..£1,200,000

Board of Directors--Berlin. Branches: FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

Berlin Calcutta Canton General Banking business trans-Hamburg Hankow Kobe acted.

Peking Singapore Tientsin Tsinanfu Tsingtan Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

A. 9. HEWEIT,

Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.": "[22

1st Event 3.45 p.m.-BEND-THE ING RACE. (Mounted.)

2nd Event 4.00 p.m.-AFFINI- TY RACE TELEGRAM STAKES. (Mounted.)

Notices

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)

3rd Event 4.20 p.m.-DIS- Loans on Mortgage of House MOUNTED LLOYD LINDSAY. perty, &c. (Dismounted.)

4th Event 4.50 p.m.-TENT PEGGING (Mounted.)

5th Event 5.15 p.m.-THREAD & NEEDLE RACE-(Affinity.) (Dismounted.)

6th Event 5.40 p.m.-"ULTA- PULTA" Race on Mules. (Mount- ed on Mules, bare backed.)

7th Event 6.00 p.m.-GEN- ERAL KNOWLEDGE STAKES.

Affinity.). (Mounted.)

8th Event 6.20 p.m.-PURDAH NASHIN STAKES~~~{Affinity.)

Entrance Fees 50 cents each

Ly EDQ, manager of the Vic-event. toria Theatre, Hongkong, will.

No Entrance Fees for Ladies.

sever my connection with the The Ladies of the Indian Regi- firm of Ramos, Ramos & Comments will be "at Home." pany on May 31, 1913. Hongkong. 6th May, 1918:

1849!

A. L. BARRETT, ~

Hon. Secretary.

MINING. ***

b.

£1,80 middle £1 8316 DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS. Kowloon Wharfs $30 $88 H.K.&W'pos Docks $50-$7119 Shanghai Docks T. 100 T62} Hongkew Wharfa T. 100 T.113 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo French Lando T.100,T.94

$115 b. Hongkong Hotels $50-

$70 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $110

Humphreys Eatates $10 684 Kowloon Lands 830 $38

Shanghai Lands. T. 30 T.92 b.

* $50 $6 West Points

The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell. Manila Mipole Hotel P.10 P. 8

schaft.

T. 50 T.-14214 b.

COTTON. MILLS.

INTEREST allowed on Current Ewos Account. DEPOSITS received Shanghai Cottons on terms which may be learned Laou Kung Mow on application. Every description Kung Yik of Banking and Exchange busi- ness transacted.

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,

Manager. Pro-Hongkong, 9th Oct., '1911.

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THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED, FA

Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident | Authorised Capital ......£1,500,000*

System.

Subsoribed (Rates and Particulars on ap- Pald Up

plication).

Reserved Fund

OF

MISCELLANEOUS.

b.

·LART.PINIONED AND DATE.

£2/5/-atex 2/3 equal to 92171 for 14 year Vending 31/12/12

$18 for 1911. Interim of 10/-, f ́r 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1011 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 msk. 815 for 1911 & Int. of83 for 1918 1

$10 for 1911

$27 for 1911

31 for '1906

5 p.o. for year end’g30′6′12 Dividend of $1 för halflg. year ending 31*18*18 J

p.o. for year 1910 on preferred shares

Final of 2/- making 20)

for yearending $1;

Int, of 1 a/c.

15 p.e. for year end

30.4.12

63 for 1912 $8 for 1897

1/6 per shares final 191

(Coupon No. 18)

Int of 2/6 a/c. 1918 - 1/2 for 1909

84.50 for year 1912-

́ $1' final _ dividend. förl

year 1911 aktor yakioined A Tls, 3 ford912 DES Final of Tls. makingį, Tis 7 for 1912munikat Tls. 6/29'2'10

$3 on old shares, $1.50]; op, new shares for half rhalf year 31 12:12 +

Final div. of $31% making

87. for 1912

50 cents for 1912)

2.60 for 1912

5p.c. for half to 30*6*12

& final of 6 p.e. making

11 p.c. for 1919

Final of $3.25 making $4.25 for 1912)

15 per cent. for 1910

Taforyear ended 31°10′101 T7for year ended 20°13′10)

T.135 6.

$107. $143

B.

b.

50 cents 31.7.08

85 cents for 1912

BB

Hongkong Cottons $10 $9.60-sa.

$12 $1112 8 China-Borneos Light and Powers 61014

Do. (Spec. shares) $1 China Providen s $10 $8.60 b.

66 $26. Dairy Farme Green Islands $10 $5 Hongkong Electrica $10 $344 Hongkong Ices. $25 ($177. b.

1,125,000 562,000 415,000 Hongkong Ropes

Langkata

HW HEAD OFFICE:

40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. BRANCHES:

The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &

Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Bombay. Kandy.

General Managers...

Calcutta. Galle. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32 Howrah Singapore.

Delhi. Penang, Madras. Kota Bah, Kelantan, Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Rangoon) Hongrong. Colombo. Shanghai

CREAM ALPACA LUSTRES,

SUITABLE for making Ladies and Gentlemen's Dresses and Coats, 30 inches wide. Price: 810,00 per piece of 30 yds Cash only. Subject to being unsold Apply ALEX ROSS & Co., next KELLY & WALSH, LTD, door to Hongkong & Shanghai

Bank. graduate verd in literature, An Invaluable Work of Reference Hongkong, 8th May, 1919. POSTWALLA of Bombay, has bas been a teacher to aropain officials THE CHINA been lost, and should the same and merchants in this Colony for over not be produced before the 29th. ton yenis.. inst., a now Scrip Certificate will

that Scrip Certificate with LESSONS IN CHINESE. respect to 5 shares numbered 5134/ 5138 in the above-mentioned Office standing in the name of Mr.MRLI HON FAN, Übideo COWASJEE FURDOONJEE

.

Ele has a good method of training. be issued to the said Mr. COWAS-Luropeans to pass in the Chinese ox JEE FURDOONJEE POST-amination, and is possensed of a first WALLA, and no transaction rate certificate as a Chiness teacher. taking place under the old Scrip He has also a good knowledge of Certificate will be recognised by Mandarin and Hakka. the Office,

YEAR BOOK 1918.

$7.50

New Edition

THE TRADE & ADMINIS TRATION OF CHINA.

By H. B. Morse $6.00

Those who intend learning the Chin- Send For Our List of 1,000 JARDINE. MATHESON 0 language are requested to write care, COLONIAL NOVELS REDUCED

& CO., LTD: of Hongkong - Telegraph" office of

from $1.78 to 60 cents) ***General Agestedinct to 87 Hollywood Hoad, Lat floor Hongkong, 14th May 1918. [976 Hongkong 20th Jan. 1919. [149-KELLY

WALSH LTD:

1867

UEMENT GREEN ISLAND

COMPANY, LIMITED:

PORTLAND, CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs.

of 250 lbs. hat.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 004

General Managers gkong, 16th August, 1901. [3

AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messre. Jardine, Matheson

&Co., Ltd... BANKERS:.:

Bank of England.

Morning Post: Peak Tramway

$21

-8. 10. T.60

$25 $22 $108113

Do. (new) $1 Hongkong Electric Trams?k Phlippines

$10 $5 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 16

Prefa

Societe des forred:

Pulpeset 350820 Papierteries paid du Tonkin up $50

Benefit 18200 London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd, Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150

Steam Laundry 85 844 b. United Asbestos)...

FVERY description of Banding Oriental Agency, 810 89% b

and Exchange business transacted. Stocks and Shares Ed..

Ltd. Weismann,

$108800

70 cents for 1912: Not $1.25 for year end'g' 31'712 40 cents for 1911

$1.60 per share for 1912 Final of $8-makin $19:

for 1912...

81 interim & final of $1 "$2" for 1912 'T

(Tla. I account 1913

Mone

80 cents on fullyTM'j

shares and 8'cent

$1 paid shares foj

· ending 30*4*12 Int, of $15 per share None DATE" $1.50 for 1910

None de prob

No dividend this year 50 ots, for year end'g 505 1/

(20 per cent per ordinary share for year ended 3151912 MD

$1 per share for year

ending 81121912, AJA 25 per cent. for yast ending 31′′-1170 80 cents for 1910

bought and sold on account of United. Asbestoą) Constituents. Letters of Credit: Founders Shares) granted on Agents and Corres-Union Waterboat_610_61794 pondente all over the world.

Interest allowed on Current Ac-

610 $18 counts at 2 per cent per annum on Dally, Falanes and on Fired Watson (1610) 38:40 8 Deposits at rates which may be William Powell

40 cte, yearending 30′0'12. ascertained on application..

- Corrected to inge påt, May: 19: pyry by WRIGHT AND HORNBY, min FOOTERODAS R. LINTON, LA, Brian ) 1 De Vores Stand Central Wal, miderer Recules SA, DA

“perpendinig hold ftyalf casprusïble Un any of the above, quotationsa